With the summer months rapidly coming to a close, I figured this would be a good time to see which tournament poker pros are having a stellar 2010 campaign, and take a look at the top 10 players on Card Player Magazine’s Player of the Year leader-board.
Card Player weights their POY points based on a number of criteria which can be found [HERE].
1. Thomas Marchese: 4,442 points
Tom “KingOfCards” Marchese has been a top online poker performer for quite some time and is now translating that success to the live poker tournament scene. With 5 final tables and 1 tournament win thus far Marchese is pacing the field.
2. Sorrel Mizzi: 3,862 points
Mizzi is another Internet hotshot who has proven to be just as adept at live poker tournaments. The Canadian poker pro has a whopping 10 final tables and 5 wins so far in 2010.
3. Jeffrey Papola: 3,420 points
With just 2 live tournaments to his credit in 2010 –a WSOP win and a runner-up finish– Papola has used a massive online run to grab the #3 spot on the Card Player list.
4. Dwyte Pilgrim: 3,376 points
Pilgrim is another prolific tournament player, and this is seen in his 11 final tables and 4 wins in 2010.
5. Mike Beasley: 3,320 points
Beasley won the 2010 Borgata Winter Open and has a total of 4 final tables to his credit, including 2 runner-up finishes.
6. Frank Kassela
Kassela was the only multiple bracelet winner during the 2010 WSOP –although Mike Mizrachi could match that feat with a Main Event win November.
7. Valdemer Kwaysser : 3,190 points
Kwaysser had a terrific 2010 WSOP including winning his first WSOP bracelet. Overall the Hungarian poker pro has 2 wins and 3 final tables in 2010.
8. Miguel Proulx : 3,190 points
Proulx has done most of his damage online in 2010, in addition to winning his first WSOP bracelet.
9. Tomer Berda: 3,072 points
Berda’s name seems to always be in the money finishes in tournaments as of late, and the poker pro has 2 wins in his 3 final table appearances in 2010, including a WSOP bracelet win.
10. Allen Baekke: 3,000 points
Baekke has been tearing up the EPT this year, in addition to his typical online success: A winner at the EPT Snowfest, 12th in San Remo, and a runner-up finish in a preliminary tournament in Berlin.
11. Harrison Gimbel: 3,000 points
The 2010 PokerStars PCA winner has been tearing up online poker in 2010 with six cashes worth 5-figures, in addition to the $2.2 million he received for winning the PCA!
To see the complete leader-board click [HERE] to go to the Card Player Magazine website.
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Written by Gerry Poltorak on August 17th, 2010